Brocade Network Advisor Migration Guide - Supporting Network Advisor 11.1.X (53-1002321-01, May 2011)

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System requirements
Client and server system requirements
Network Advisor has the following client and server system requirements:
• Professional Edition — A single server supports a single client (local client only).
• Professional Plus Trial — A single server supports a maximum of 8 clients (local or remote).
• Professional Plus Licensed Version — A single server supports a maximum of 8 clients (local or remote).
• Enterprise Trial — A single server supports a maximum of 8 clients (local or remote).
• Enterprise Licensed Version — A single server supports a maximum of 8 clients (local or remote).
Scalability requirements
Table 13 through Table 18 summarize the scalability limits for support with Network Advisor.
TABLE 13 Enterprise-supported limits by SAN size
Small Medium Large
Number of Fabrics 81624
Number of Domains 20 60 120
Number of Switch Ports 2000 5000 9000
Number of Device Ports 5000 10000 20000
Number of Access Gateways 20 30 40
Performance Monitoring Polling 5 minutes 5 minutes 5 minutes
TABLE 14 Professional Plus-supported limits by SAN size
Values Limits
Number of Fabrics 4
Number of Domains 20
Number of Switch Ports 2560
Number of Device Ports 4096
Number of Access Gateways 20
Performance Monitoring Polling 5 minutes
TABLE 15 Professional-supported limits by SAN size
Values Limits
Number of Fabrics 1
Number of Domains 10
Number of Switch Ports 1000
Number of Device Ports 1000
Number of Access Gateways 5
Performance Monitoring Polling N/A